Cleansing and polishing preparation



Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. BURST, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO 8. S. STAFFORD, INC.,

0!? NEW YORK, N. Y., CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CLEANSING AND POLISHING PREPARATION.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. HURST, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleansing and Polishing Preparations, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cleansing and polishin compositions suitable for cleansing an polishing surfaces covered with paint, enamel,. varnish, or the like, as on furniture, woodwork, automobiles and japanned articles.

An important object of the invention is to provide an improved polishing medium which has an afiinity for, or is able to coact with, japanned, enameled, painted or varnished surfaces and the like, to bring forth the original brilliancy and form a lasting and durable surface polish. The preparation may also be used to advantage on filled or flat surfaces to improve the finish thereof but its effect is more pronounced on what I may term covered surfaces such as those previously mentioned.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a polishing and cleansing preparation of the character described which will reduce the time and labor required for gaining the desired effect, where large areas are to be treated such as automobile bodies, Pullman cars, furniture, etc. A further important object of the invention is to provide a composition of the character referred to which will not be acid but will preferably be neutral in character and will not be affected by atmospheric conditions, which might have a tendency to dull or flatten an acid solution.

The broad princi 1e underlying my invention resides in tfie use of a neutralized sulpho-oleic acid oil, such as for example, castor oil, cotton seed oil, linseed oil and the like. The sulphonated oil of the character described is preferably the so-called turkey red oil which is commonly used in certain arts, but, so far as I am aware, has not heretofore been employed in a reparation for the purposes contemplate by my present invention. I prefer to incorporate with the sulpho-oleic acid oil, as will be more fully described, a non-viscous petroleum oil such as li ht machine oil, of for example 34 Be, an from 70 to 90 viscosity Application filed June 17, 1922. Serial No. 569,139.

and 340 flash point. This specific statement of the character of the non-viscous petroleum oil is, of course, mentioned only by way of example as considerable variation may be made from these particular qualities and I may use, for example, petrolatum. I do, however, prefer that the petroleum oil (by which term I mean to include petroleum) be neutral in reaction.

In order to incorporate the petroleum oil with the sulphonated oleic acid oil, and to obtain a preparation of the desired consistency, I have found that certain procedure is very important. In the first place, it is desirable that the neutralization of the sulphonated oil be very carefully and thoroughly effected so as to remove all trace of free sulphuric acid. This I accomplish by treating the sulphonated oil with ammonia or other neutralizing agent. The ammonia is especially advantageous in that any free anunonia present will undergo saponification, thereb producin a neutral compound which rea ily emulsi es with the petroleum oil. Prior to the neutralization of the sulphonated oil, I furthermore prefer to dissolve the sulphonated oil in water. The neutralized solution of turkey red oil in water may be emulsified with a nonviscous neutral petroleum oil and. finally, if desired, the composition'may have added to it an ingredient for imparting a pleasant fragrance to the preparation. or this purpose I may use some essential oil such as oil of citronella.

In order to set forth a specific example of the preparation according to my invention I may describe the followin one volume of turkey red oil (85%) is issolved in one volume of water and this mixture or solution is neutralized with ammonia. This neutralization is not complete until the resulting mixture or solution has stood with occasional agitation for forty-eight hours. This treatment may take place at ordinary temperatures. The neutralized solution'of together to be still in an emulsified state. A small tlltlnlllty of oil of citronella may he added during the emulsifying process. At the termination of the emulsifying process. the volume has considerahl increased due to a foamy accumulation. I prefer to run the emulsified composition in to a settling tank and to allow the whole to settle for approximately forty-eight hours after which time it may he filled into containers for the market. Turkey red oil and similar sul )honated oils, when neutralized with an al Kali, not only have the property of restoring the original surface of any varnished. enameled, japanned or painted object, but also. due to their solubility in water. they form ancfi'ei tivc detergent which is very beneficial to the cleansing and polishing of the object which is being treated. This solubility in water is further important as it enables a more rapid production of an emulsion with mineral oil.

Various modifications of the above composition may he made as for the purpose of varying the consistency of the. material or for substituting other ingredients having the same effect, but the invention comprises in itsbroader aspect, the utilization of sulphonated oils of the character set forth to provide a polishing detergent and emulsifying medium.

I elaim:-

1. A composition for cleaning and polishing, comprising as an essential ingredient, sulphonated oil of the oleic acid series.

2. A composition for cleaning and polishin comprising as-an essential ingredient. sui phonated oil of the oleic acid series. combined with water and neutralized.

3. A composition for cleaning and polishin comprlsin as an essential ingredient, su phonated oil of the oleic acid series, emulsified with a petroleum oil.

4. A composition for cleaning and polish ing, comprising as an essential ingredient. snlphonated oil of the oleic autid series conihined with water and cmii'lsilieilwith a petroleum oil. A composition for cleaning and 'polishsulphonated oil of the oleic acid scrles, emulsified with a non-viscous petroleum oil.

ti. A composition for cleaning aml polislr ing, comprisin asan essential ingredient. sulphonated oilof the oleic acid series combined with water and emulsified with a nonviscous petroleum oil.

' 7. An emulsion for cleaning and polishing comprising sulphonated oil of the oleic acid series, neutralized with an alkali and emulsified with a petroleum oil.

8. An emulsion for cleaning and polishing comprising sulphonated oil of the oleic acid series. neutralized with an alkali and emulsified with a non-viscous petroleum oil.

9. A composition for cleaning and dyeing comprising as an essential ingredient turkey red oil.

it). A composition for cleaning and dyeing comprising as an essential ingredient turkey red oil and a petroleum oil.

11. A composition for cleaning and dyeing comprising as an essential ingredient turkey red oil, water. and a petroleum oil.

12. A composition for cleaningand polishing comprising one volume sulphonated oleic acid oil. one volume water and two volumes petroleum oil.

13. A method of producing compositions for cleaning and polishing comprising emulsifying a petroleum oil with a sulpluinated oleic acid oil.

14. A method of producing compositions for cleaning and polishing comprising dissolving sulphonated oleic acid oil in water. neutralizing the same, and emulsifying the solution with petroleum oil.

WILLIAM J H URST.

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Certificate pf Correcfiom- It is hamby bertifiid that in Letters lfaflpnt No. 1,433,887, granted October 31, 1922, updn file application of William J. Hurst, of Brooklyn, New York, for; an. Cleansing and Polishing Preparl ltions', arrorsmppear in tile printad specification eorrtion as follows: Page 2, line 66, claim 9, for

the word dyeing read polishing; same page, lines 69 and 72-, claims 10 and 11, v for tho e lleble dyeread ew; and that the said Letters Patent enema be I read with these commotions therein that the same may ooniorm w the mm of the as in the Patent ome'e.

Sigllod and sealed this we day 0: December, L 1)., 1922.

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